Cost Segregation is a proven tax planning strategy that allows commercial property owners to accelerate substantial depreciation deductions and defer tax payments. A taxpayer can use Cost Segregation when constructing a building or when buying an existing one. It can even be used if a structure was constructed or acquired several years earlier.

For maximum tax benefits, the IRS requires a specialized engineering firm to perform a Cost Segregation Study utilizing the Detailed Engineering Approach (See IRS Audit Techniques Guide). Until the last few years, only Fortune 500 caliber companies could afford the benefits of engineering-based Cost Segregation through the costly services of their Big 4 advisors. Now Commercial Cost Control (CCC) makes these same services available to you with our in-house engineering experts that hail from the Big 4... At non-Big 4 prices! Please read below for answers to some commonly asked questions and to learn about the CCC difference:

Why CCC?ï Commercial Cost Control has generated many millions in financial benefits for our client property owners since 1996, and our engineers are actually in-house, while many other supposed providers are simply marketing companies acting as a middle man.ï We are the nationís only practice with an exclusive focus on Cost Segregation (Detailed Engineering Approach) and specialized Commercial Real Estate Audits (see Construction Cost Audits & Lease Audits). ï As a boutique specialty firm, CCCís proprietary Cost Segregation process makes available to all businesses the tax benefits previously only enjoyed by the leading Fortune 500 companies. ï The IRS has very rigid qualification requirements for anyone performing Cost Segregation Studies. The IRS Audit Techniques Guide for Cost Segregation states, "an underlying assumption is that the study is performed by 'qualified' individuals or firms, such as those employing 'Öpersonnel competent in design, construction, auditing, and estimating procedures relating to building construction' (PLR 7941002)". CCC is one of only a select few national firms that have degreed Construction Engineers with hands-on field experience and substantial Big 4 Cost Segregation experience. We are the only firm that has all this and Construction Audit experts. ï Our combined team of Construction Engineering, Auditing, and Estimating experts comprises a unique expertise offering an unsurpassed outsourcing solution that meets and exceeds IRS requirements (see IRSís 13 elements of a quality Cost Segregation Study). ï Because of this, business owners stand to earn substantially greater benefits from our Cost Segregation Studies (Detailed Engineering Approach), Commercial Real Estate Audits (Construction & Lease) and Financial Recovery Services.